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The Then, The There, The Now
A meditation on inheritance, memory, courage, and the quiet ways we are made
Jun 30
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Chef Daljeet B
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The Correct Rajma Chawal
On the First Time the World Felt Wrong
Jun 25
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Chef Daljeet B
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How to Alarm People by Healing
I have noticed that the world grows slightly uneasy when one stops folding oneself into convenient shapes.
Jun 18
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Chef Daljeet B
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Before Balance Returns
There was a season of my life when I could not hold Vrikshasana.
Jun 16
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Chef Daljeet B
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Steel Has No Time for Drama
On stainless steel, unsentimental grace, and the vessels that stay when life gets loud
Jun 14
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Chef Daljeet B
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Copper Misbehaves Beautifully
On tamra, tamba, glow, temptation, water, caution, and the metal Indian kitchens keep losing and finding again
Jun 14
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Chef Daljeet B
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Bronze Keeps the Table
On Kansa, discernment, old metals, and the vessels too valuable to leave behind
Jun 13
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Chef Daljeet B
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May 2026
Iron Answers Back
On tawas, kadais, seasoning, strength, and the authority earned through use
May 31
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Chef Daljeet B
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Clay Remembers First
On matkas, earthen pots, and the patience of things shaped from soil
May 29
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Chef Daljeet B
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The Vessels That Hold Us
On why the Indian kitchen has never treated a pot as just a pot
May 27
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Chef Daljeet B
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The Hand, the Stone, and the Secret Life of Flavour
On the old kitchen methods that persuade ingredients to stop keeping secrets
May 26
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Chef Daljeet B
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The Politics of Fat - Who Receives the Spice First?
On the faithful generals of the Indian kitchen
May 24
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Chef Daljeet B
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